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Species Leuconostoc aquikimchii
Name: Leuconostoc aquikimchii Kim et al. 2025
Etymology: a.qui.kim’chi.i. L. fem. n. aqua, water; N.L. gen. neut. n. aquikimchii, of watery kimchi, a traditional Korean fermented food made with plenty of water and cabbage
Type strain: JCM 37028; KACC 23748; MS01
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16S rRNA gene:
PQ039821
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FASTA
Effective publication:
Kim S, Lee SH, Kim KH, Yun M. Leuconostoc aquikimchii sp. nov., a Lactic Acid Bacterium Isolated from Cabbage Watery Kimchi. J Microbiol 2024; 62:1089-1097. 
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IJSEM list:
Oren A, Göker M. Validation list no. 224. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2025; 75:6801.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Notes:
- 🎓 Name mentioned 1 time in PubMed until 2025-08-12.
- 🙆 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of other species in the genus.
Parent taxon: Leuconostoc van Tieghem 1878 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Kim S, Lee SH, Kim KH, Yun M. Leuconostoc aquikimchii sp. nov., a Lactic Acid Bacterium Isolated from Cabbage Watery Kimchi. J Microbiol 2024; 62:1089-1097. 🇰🇷
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Record number: 66908
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